Flying machine.



E. R. YANGH.

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APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 16. 1909.

992,098. Patented May 9, 1911.

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FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 23, 1910.

Patented May 9,1911.

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FLYING MACHINE.

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FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 23, 1910. 992,099.

'- PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN ZIMMERLI, F PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

FLYING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern: j 4

Be' it known that. I, JOHN ZIMMERLI, -a citizen ofthe Republic of'Switz'erland,;-re-. siding at Providence, in the coun' dence and State of Rhode Islan havein vented new and useful Improvements in Flying-Machines, .of which the following is secure an ease of motion in steerin preserving the balance of the machine.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists of the features of cona specification.

- This invention relates to flying machines, and particularly to a flying machine of the combined helicopter and aeroplane type.

. The primary-object of the invention is to provide a flying machine in which a series of propellers and air-planes are used which ma be adjusted at the will of the aviator to di erent angles for securing a free ascent or descent of the machine an for propelling the machine forward at a considerable rate of speed and controlling and steadying-the machine in. its flight.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel "construction and arrangestruction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:. I

Figure 1 1s a side'elevation' ofa flying machine embodyin my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitu inal section through the central portion thereof. Fi 3 is a vertical cross section on. line 3-3 0 Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a portion of the machine. Fig. 5 isa front elevation. Fig.6 is

a detail view showing the construction ofv the propeller gearing.

Referring. to the drawings,,the numeral 1 designates the frame of the machine which may be of any suitable construction and provided, if desired, with supporting wheels 2 for convenience in transporting the same from place to place along the ground. Mounted upon the frame are sets or series of forward, intermediate and rear planes arranged in tandem and in transverse aline- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 23, 1910.

of Proud Patented May 9, .1911. Serial No. 557,124.

'nie nt on 0 ositesides of the center of the machine. ach set of planes comprises an upper lane 3 and a lower plane 4, the lower plane eing arranged close to the frame of -t-he machine, while the upper plane is arranged at a desired elevation above the same and is of lar er area than said lower plane tocorrespon ingly increase the sup outing surface at the top of the machine. the arrangement shown, a triple bi-plane machine is produced, but the number of plane divisions employed may be varied as desired.

Each up er plane 3 is carried by a shaft 5 journaled in bearings upon standards or brackets 6 rising from the frame, which shaft is provided with o positely projecting lever arms 7 and 8, whi e each lower plane 4 is mounted upona shaft 9 journaled in 'bearin 10 on the frame, which shaft is mg lever arms 11 and-12. The upper and lower planes of each set are adapted to be mediate angle through the medium of an operating lever 13 and suitable connections. As shown, a cord or cable 14 is connected with the lever below its pivot, passes over suitable guide pulleys 15 on the frame and is directl connected with the lever arms 8 and 12 o the upper and lower planes of the front and rear sets and is connected by a branch cable 16 with the correspondin lever arm of the planes of the interm ia te set. A second cord or cable 17 is connected with'the lever 13 above its pivot point,

and is connected with the lever arms 7 and 11 of the front'andrearsets of planes, and is also connected by a branch cord 19 with the corresponding arm o'fthe intermediate set of planes. Bythisconstruction and arrangement of the controlling connection, the.

horizontal position, and vice versa, or to any intermediate position in a ready and convenient manner.

For the purpose of driving and lifting themachine, propellers 20, preferably two in number, are employed, which propellers are arranged one in rear of the other in the central line of the machine and intermediate the sets of aeroplanes. Each propeller is mounted upon a shaft 21 journaled in a similar y provided with. oppositely extend-- adjusted or moved in-unison from a h011Z0D- tal to a vertical position or to any inter-' planes may be turned from a'vcrtical to apasses around guide pulleys 18 on the frame 

